Serving machine



Dec. 25, 1951 5. J. WOODS SERVING MACHINE Filed March 8, 1946 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 mdE INVENTOR.

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SAMUEL J. WOODS ATTD RN EYE Patented Dec. 25, 1951 UNITED stars-s QEFICE 4 Claims. 1

p This invention relates. to an improved serving "machine; and the principal object of the inventionvris to produce a ZdBViCB'zOf this character,

:which is especially adaptedntor winding or servingowire orcoilarounda asplice in WlI'BnOIr rope or. simi ar articles to bind. the splice tightly tegether and covertthe ends-of the strands.

With the: above. and other objects in viewv the invention consists 10f: the: novel "details; otconstruction, arrangement and combination of parts more fullylhereinafter described, claim d and illustrated in the, accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a sideieleration of an embodimen nf-the invention;

Fi ure 2 is aplanpview thereof partly in elevation and part yin section and Figure-3; is an .end ofuthe bearing nut and cam platertherefiore for the lead scr s.

Referring more in detail to the drawings the reference numeral lit designates the base on. which the carriage I2 is mounted and rollers I4 mounted on the base I permit movement of the carriage I2. with relation to the base IE3.

The base I0 comprises side members It havin forkedportions I8 for supporting the axles 20 on which the rollers I I are mounted and a cross'member 22 is secured-at its flanged ends 24' to themembers -I- by bolts 26. member 22- isprovided-with a hub or hearing support ZS- -tor the reel 30,-:whichis used to carry thesupplyof wire or cord to be served.

'Gear 32- is provided with a hub 34, which is mounted-tor rotation" within the hub-:28 and roiler-bearings 36 permit friction free rotation thereof. I Secured tothe free end of the hub 34 by-scr-ewsfiflis-the ring .40 carryin the arm t2 on the outer end of which is mounted the pulley M.

The ring and hub form a dovetail joint at 46 and the ring contacting the outer edge of the hub 23 retains the gear 32 and its hub 34 in position.

Gear 32 meshes with gear 48 on which the fixed member 50 of the clutch 52 is mounted and the gear 48 is rotatably mounted on the feed screw 55 journalled at one end in the member 22 and at the other end is threaded to engage the split nut 56.

The movable member 58 of the clutch 52 is loosely mounted on the screw 54 and a collar 50 formed on the screw 54 is connected to the member 88 by pins 62 loosely mounted in the member 58 and springs 64 on the pins 62 force the clutch members into engagement with each other.

The cross Disengagement of the clutch 52 is accomplished by means of forked member having pins 55engaging in the circular slot 58 in the member 58, and the member 65 is mounted at its-opposite end on the rod Ill which extends transverselyof and is journalled in the side members IE. A lever 12 is secured to the rod 25 adjacent one of the members It by a pinld.

Rotation of gear 48 and subsequent rotation of gear 32 and clutch 52 is obtained through engagement of the gear I5 with the gearIB. The gear l5 rotatably mounted on the bolt shaft 18 is-rotateiby a pulley formed thereon having a belt-drive connection 82 with a pulley 94 on the drive shaft 350f the motor 88 mounted on the sup ort 90- secured to the cross member 22 by bolts 52. y

.The carriage I2 comprises the side bars 94 engageab'e'with the rollers I4 and one set of iorked membersld-are provided with opposed rollers 95 which engage the side bar 54 to retain the carriage in position. The bars illv are connected on one end by bolts 96 with the paral'el spaced bars 58 and at the other end bythe cross member I 05 by bolts IIII and keys I03.

The bars 98 mount the split nut 56 and the nut sections are provided with pins I52 adapted to engage in the curved slots :04 in the parallel opposed cam plates I 06 positioned on opposits sides of the nut 56. The plates being joined and-spaced from each other by the top :plate I58 secured to the p'ates I56 by screws III) and the plates- IIJS are actuated by the knob H2 secured to thecenter of the plate I53. The plates I85 are provided with elliptical slots li to accommodate the screw 55.

rT-helmember-ltfl is provided with a boss H6 having. aninternal bore Ii 5 in which is mounted the clamp I29 having split conical members I22 and a tubular threaded portion I25 adapted to be engaged by the hand Wheel I25 which bears against a frictionless washer I28 secured to the boss I I5 by screws I30.

The members I22 are pivotally connected at I32 to links I35 which are pivoted at I36 on the boss III; and the links are tensioned by springs I38 having one end engaging the pivots I36 and the other end engaging the studs I45 on the link I34.

A bar I52 connected to the boss H6 has a clamp I44 on the free end thereof which is adapted to hold the end of the serving wire I46 until the splice M8 has been Wound.

The loop I55 formed by the splice and. the eye I5I positioned therein is engaged by a pin I52 positioned in openings I54 in the parallel opposed plates I56 which are secured at their free ends by bolts I58 to the bars 98 and the openings I54 are spaced in the plates I56 for various adjustments of the bolt I58.

A gauge screw I66 is mounted on one of the side bars 94 and coacting with the stop I62 te'nsioned by spring I64 both mounted in housing I66 secured to the bar 94 forwardly of the screw I66 by bolts I68, limits the movement of the carriage I2 to bring it to correct starting position.

To operate the machine the eye I5I is fastened to the bars I56 by the pin I52, the eye being positioned between the bars I56. The rope I76 having the splice I48 thereon is clamped by the conical member I22 of the clamp I26, a short distance from where the serving is to start and the wheel I26 is rotated to draw the rope tight.

Enough of the serving wire I46 to reach the pin I52 is drawn from the reel 36 and is fastened to the pin I52 as shown at I72, the Wire is laid against the splice I48 and the serving is then started at the correct position by turning the machine by hand for one or more turns and the motor is then started. Gear 32 rotated as previously described will rotate the arm 42 fixed on the ring 40 and the wire I46 Will pass from the reel 38 over pulley 44 through the guide I74 mounted on the ring 40. The reel being freely mounted on the hub 28 will serve the Wire therefrom to be wound around the splice I48. The lead screw 54 is to move the carriage I2 forward as the serving is advanced on the splice for a distance equal to the diameter of the serving wire for each revolution of the guide I74 around the rope. Due to variations in the diameter of the serving wire the movement of the carriage is made equal to the maximum diameter the wire may be and the coils of wire are made to wind tightly together by disengaging the clutch 52 to stop the movement of the lead screw 54 momentarily as required.

The required tension on the serving wire is obtained by winding it one or more times around the pulley 44 so as to force the pulley to revolve as wire is being wound around the splice. Pulley 44 operates between friction discs I76 made of leather or fibre which can be adjusted to give the required braking force.

When serving is completed the split nut 56 is disengaged from the lead screw by lifting the knob IIZ spreading the nut sections by means of the cam plates I66 and the carriage is returned to starting position by pushing it back until the screw I69 contacts the stop I62.

It is believed that the operation and construction of the machine will be apparent to those 4 skilled in the art and it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a base, a carriage movable on said base, a hub formed on said base centrally thereof, a reel rotatably mounted on the hub on said base for carrying material to be served, a bar secured to said carriage and extending into said hub, a clamp secured to said carriage in opposed relation to said bar, said bar and said clamp adapted for holding a rope to be served longitudinally of said carriage, and a second hub rotatably mounted in said first hub, a gear formed on the rear edge of said second hub, a screw carried by said base and said carriage, a second gear on said screw adapted for operational engagement with said first gear, a motor driven gear engageable with said second gear whereby said gears are adapted to rotate said second hub, a pulley carried by said second hub, a guide below said pulley on said second hub whereby the material to be served when trained through said guide and over said pulley will secure said material to said rope.

2. The invention as in claim 1 wherein said screw is provided for advancing said carriage and clutch means is interposed between said screw and the gears for rotating said reel.

3. The invention as in claim 1 wherein means is provided on said carriage for clamping the end of the serving material on said rope.

4. The invention as in claim 1 wherein means is provided for limiting the movement of said carriage.

SAMUEL J. WOODS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 428,873 Adams May 27, 1890 1,278,043 Simpson Sept. 3, 1918 1,363,422 Lambert Dec. 28, 1920 1,807,869 Okey June 2, 1931 1,814,464 Baltzley July 14, 1931 1,951,222 Torrence Mar. 13, 1934 2,145,439 Torrence Jan. 31, 1939 2,353,727 Howard July 18, 1944 2,375,862 Martin et al. May 15, 1945 

